Federal Reserve sets annual indexing requirements under Regulation D for 2019

Agency Rule-Making & Guidance Federal Reserve Regulation D Federal Register

On October 25, the Federal Reserve Board announced the annual indexing of the reserve requirement exemption amount and the low reserve tranche for 2019 under Regulation D. For 2019, Regulation D is amended to set the reserve requirement exemption amount at $16.3 million (an increase from 2018’s $16 million) and the low reserve tranche at $124.2 million (an increase from 2018’s $122.3 million). The new low reserve tranche and reserve requirement exemption amount will apply to the fourteen-day reserve maintenance period that begins January 17, 2019. The final amendments are effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.